Before you start
Meet hocken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How hocken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hocke | hockte |
| du | hockst | hocktest |
| er/sie/es | hockt | hockte |
| wir | hocken | hockten |
| ihr | hockt | hocktet |
| Sie | hocken | hockten |
Partizip II gehockt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Junge hockt auf dem Boden.The boy is squatting on the floor.present main clause
- 2Wir haben lange im Garten gehockt.We sat in the garden for a long time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt hier, weil sie auf dem Stuhl hockt.She stays here because she is sitting on the chair.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
hocken + der Junge
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where the boy is sitting.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I sat next to her on the floorder Boden.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When it rained yesterdaygestern, we crouchedhocken under a treeder Baum.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is sitting on the floorder Boden because her chairder Stuhl is brokenkaputt.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The childrendas Kind, die Kinder who were tiredmüde sat on the floorder Boden.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We have to crouch herehier because the doordie Tür is lowniedrig.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She likes to sit on the floorder Boden and readlesen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you ratherlieber sit here or outsidedraußen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
hocken + der Hund + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include an obwohl-clause with its verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you like to sit when you relax?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using hocken.
- 2Use a wenn-clause to say when.